EVENTS PROGRAMME

Throughout June 2014, Vivid Projects cast an eye over the key areas of feminism, cultural identity and activism, bringing together people who started out in the Centre with those curious about its legacies to explore the wider impact of Cultural Studies in Birmingham. Artists, writers, social networkers, cultural provocateurs, new young feminists, archivists and more will be holding weekly salons to unpick the legacy of CCCS.

WEEK 1: 06-07 June

WEEK 2: 12-14 June

WEEK 3: 19 – 21 June

THURSDAY 19 JUNE | 4PM | VIVID PROJECTS
POP-UP SALON: ‘DALAL ARCHIVE’ FILM SCREENING + Q&A

Documentary photographer and ‘Archival Activism’ founder Inès Elsa Dalal resurrected an archive of family photographs from an album given to her by her Grandmother dated 1958-70. ‘Archival Activism’ is a public, participatory arts project which invited attendees to share archival photographs and anecdotes.

This salon provided an opportunity to bring your own family photographs with the intention of evoking a desire to research into your ancestral heritage. The more we know about ourselves, the better we can relate to one another.

The ‘Dalal Archive’ film screening (6m, 28secs) is followed by a Q&A session.
@ArchivalAct  #ArchivalActivism

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THURSDAY 19 JUNE | 6.30PM | VIVID PROJECTS
SCREENING: BIRMINGHAM FILM AND VIDEO WORKSHOP

A selection of rarely seen works from Birmingham’s cultural history, collectively produced by the Birmingham Film and Video Workshop (BFVW). Selected by Professor Roger Shannon, Edge Hill University.

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FRIDAY 20 JUNE | 7PM | THE DRUM
DISCUSSION: CITIZENSHIP, DEMOCRACY AND ACTIVISM

In memory of Professor Stuart Hall and in an attempt to perhaps begin to determine the legacy of his work, The Drum hosted a discussion on citizenship, democracy and activism. Chaired by Professor Gurminder Bhambra, University of Warwick, the panel included Professor Danielle Allen, Princeton, Professor John Holmwood, Discover Society and Dr Paul Warmington, University of Birmingham.

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SATURDAY 21 JUNE | 1-6PM | VIVID PROJECTS
DISCUSSION: FILM/FEMINISM/IDENTITY/ACTIVISM

An afternoon of informal illustrated discussions exploring the key themes of the exhibition and the CCCS legacy.

1PM: THE FEMAIL PROJECT

In 2013 artist/curator Emma Leppington curated hundred of images submitted by feminist artists worldwide in a quest to present a single collective image of ‘feminism’. What does feminism mean to you? Convened by Emma Leppington & Mo White* plus a contribution from Sarah Taylor Silverwood.

**Sadly Mo was not able to attend due to unforseen circumstances. An overview of Mo’s early 80s zine Smart Verbal was presented by Yasmeen Baig-Clifford.

2.30PM: BIRMINGHAM BROADSIDE

A round table discussion looking at the aesthetics, politics  and methods of grassroots media from 1970s to the present day. Convened by Brian Homer, Sarah Silverwood and Keith Dodds.

4PM: WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE POPULAR POLITICS:  THE BIRMINGHAM FILM AND VIDEO WORKSHOP

The BFVW was a pioneering collective co-ordinated by CCCS post-graduate Roger Shannon and included members Jonnie Turpie, Alan Lovell and Heather Powell. This illustrated discussion situates the work of the BFVW in the socio-political context of the 1970s and 80s, the UK workshop movement and its relationship with the establishment of Channel Four Television.

Convened by Roger Shannon, Professor of Film and Television at Edge Hill University, and Paul Long, Professor of Media and Cultural History at Birmingham City University.

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WEEK 4: 26-28 June

THURSDAY 26 JUNE | 7PM | VIVID PROJECTS
EVENT: SHOOP SHOOP – AN EVENING WITH DICK HEBDIGE AND MIKE HORSEMAN

We were delighted to welcome Dick Hebdige for a talk on subculture in the 70s. Hebdige is renowned for his book Subculture: the meaning of style which remains one of the seminal studies of post-war British youth culture. For this event, he was joined by photographer and legendary ex DJ Mike Horseman who ran the Shoop Shoop at The Golden Eagle.

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SATURDAY 28 JUNE | 2PM | VIVID PROJECTS
WORKSHOP: FEAR OF BLACK SPACE

In the making of Fear of a Black Space, Ian Sergeant and Black Sauce Collective asked a series of questions using the establishment and abandonment of the Muhammad Ali Centre, Hockley, Birmingham as a motif. What did the building represents to the local community? Why does the space still cause anguish within the “black” community? How do you as an artist, your project, venue or organisation contribute to shaping the identity of a community, neighbourhood or the city?

Join Black Sauce (Ian Sergeant, Bobbie, Gardner and Faisal Hussain), Josephine Reichert (Ort Gallery), Yinka Danmole (The Loft) and others to share your experience of how your arts, cultural and regeneration activities are helping to transform the image of the city of Birmingham.

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